The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-29

corner, but that young gentleman was no
where to he seen. After having had sucf
narrow escape from losing his money, b.
mad probably started out to begin his New
Years sport preferring to indulge in it s
Few hours too early rather than run the
RISK OF missing it entirely.
IN skin through with it somehow >
Billy muttered to himself as he began tc
solicit trade, and in a few moments bust
ness was so fourishing that, for the time
oeing, he almost forgot the child who was
probably making herself handy' in Gran.
ny Browns apartments.
he mad been thus engaged nearly an hour
before there was any cessation in trade,
and then it was as il every man who passed
mad just had his boots polished No matter
now loudly he shouted, he could not find
another customer, and he was beginning to
tnink 1t would be better to spend the re.
malnder Of the afternoon visiting his bust.
ness acquaintances for the purpose of so.
iictlng loans in Daisy's behalf than to idle
ms Time away. when an old gentleman VIII
nad Just align ed from farm wagon driven
Dy Two horses asked policeman:
Nv mere will l find the folks what come
IN on the cars from Connecticut!n
lguess that would be pretty hard work. ~
tne OFFICER replied, laughingly, ''for no one
would De likely to stay around very long
aICer the tram arrived. If there are any
mere they'll probably be in the waiting
room OF the New Haven road.n
Inc OLD gentleman looked about him for
some moments before he succeeded in as
certalnlng where this particular room was
located; but after he got one glimpse Of the
swinging sign he called to Billy:
say, sonny, jest look out for them horses
o mint, will your'
Ii Master jackson had not met Daisy that
day he would probably have treated the old
gentleman to choice collection of slang.
among which the term " hay-seed'' would
not have been lacking. As it was. however.
ne mad been thinking very earnestly of
farmers and their granddaughters during
the past two or three hours, and he caught
the stranger by the coat as if fearful of
losing him, while he asked eagerly:
BE you lookin' for little girl named
Daisy Pratt!'
''Wa'al, s'posin' 1 amp was a cautious
question.
"Nothln', only there was one here this
mornln' ownin' that name what had lost
her gran'father, an thought p'rhaps YOU
was him.
where is she now!' And the old gen.
tieman looked around suspiciously, as if he
feared that the boy was trying to play
some trick upon him.
Down to Granny Browns carried her |
there till We could get money to buy a
ticket back to her home, cause she didn't |
inow where her gran'father lived"
SHOW me where she is" the old gentle |
nan crled, eScitedly, thrusting his hand |
quickly into his pocket, but Withdrawing it I
lew seconds later as he peered over his |
glasses scrutinizingly at the rather disrep-
boy In front of him."
Granny lives way down on Avenue A.
III go with you if you'll give me a chance
o ride.''
Fifteen minutes later Daisy was in her
.randfather's arms, and while the old gen.
lesnan was lovingly caressing her yellow
urls she told him in detail of her troubles
tier she found herself on the stree: where
o familiar lace was to be seen, as well as
the helping hand which Billy had ex-
ended.
IA made up my mind to give you half
oliar Tor takin' care of my little Daisy,n
ir. Pratt said to Billy, after the story was
onciuded; "hut Pve changed it now. |
on reckon you've got very much except
nat you stand in, SO it won't take long to
lake move. Now if you want to spend
ew Years Day down on Cedar Farm.
here you can do any thing that comes
TO your head, Pll give you new suit of !
othes, an lug you right along with
aisy."
Master jackson was not the kind of a bow
no would refuse such tempting offer.
r he was not at all troubled with bashfuL
'ss, and in less than an hour he was in
e moering wagon, dressed in what he ;
lied ''the SWEETEST of swell Styles with !
cry thing new from his hat to his boots.
Billy has not returned from Cedar Farm
1t, and he went there a year ago yester- :
". Mr.. Pratt offered to give him fair {
ages, in addition to allowing him to at 3
nd school certain portion of the time
ch year, and he accepted that proposition -.
quickly as he did the invitation. He l
lshes his face two or three times each /
Y now. has almost forgotten slang, and t
really very well-behaved, gentlemanIy- 2
,king lad.
As for Jinksey, the whole purpose OF this h
'ry has been 10 show that he made a mis-
re, even though he had what he called "
IN old time on New Years Day; and no L
realizes this more fully to-day than he j
es, when he thinks of how swell Billy
ked when he saw him last weez.-Jaaaes
S, IN CigiSi'r9 Epi7u